THE LOVE THAT REMAINS Ástin sem eftir er
ICELAND, DANEMARK, SWEDEN, FRANCE – 2025 – color – 109’

Direction: Hlynur Pálmason
Screenplay: Hlynur Pálmason
Cinematography: Hlynur Pálmason
Editing: Julius Krebs Damsbo
Production design: Frosti Friðriksson
Music: Harry Hunt
Costumes: Nina Grønlund
Cast: Saga Garðarsdóttir (Anna), Sverrir Guðnason (Magnús), Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir (Ída), Grímur Hlynsson (Grímur), Þorgils Hlynsson (Þorgils), Ingvar Sigurðsson (Pálmi), Anders Mossling (Martin)
Producers: Anton Máni Svansson, Katrin Pors
Production: Still Vivid (Is), Snowglobe (Dk) in co-production with Hobab (Se), Maneki Films (Fr), Film i Väst (Se), Arte France Cinema (Fr)
World Sales: New Europe Film Sales
Italian distribution: Movies Inspired

Synopsis
A year in the life of a family as parents navigate their separation. Through playful and heartfelt moments, the film portrays the bittersweet nature of faded love and shared memories amidst the changing seasons.

the director: HLYNUR PÁLMASON
Hlynur Pálmason (born September 30, 1984, in Höfn, Iceland) is an Icelandic filmmaker, screenwriter, and visual artist. He began his career in visual arts before transitioning to filmmaking, graduating from The National Film School of Denmark in 2013. He made his feature debut with the well-received Winter Brothers (2017) and followed it up with A White, White Day, which premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week (2019). His third feature film, Godland (2022), was selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Festival. His 4th feature, The Love that Remains, is premiering in the Cannes Premiere section at Cannes 2025. Pálmason lives and works between Iceland and Denmark with his wife and three children.

director’s statement
“This film is about nature, about what we build, re-build or destroy, about what unites and divides us, miscommunication and
conflicting feelings. But it is above all about family, that is the core of the film and its beating heart – which is a natural extension of my previous films, both short and long. We tend to think that what matters in the world is the big picture, like politics, but to me, in a way, the most important things as human beings are the small and intimate ones, the ones close to us: your relationship with your family, your siblings, your children, nature, the place you inhabit. After Godland, my desire was to tell a story set in the present day, exploring the times we live in. I wanted to shoot what is close to me, around me, in the garden, without having to build or recreate anything. To show things, not in an artificial way, but as they truly are. Working with the intimate, the mundane or even the ugly – not something epic, perfect or outstanding – was both a want and a need. It’s a film about the intimate, the familiar and the strange – there is a dreamy aspect, but I also wanted everything to be fluid, to constantly move like water.”

filmography
2017 Vinterbrødre (Winter Brothers)
2019 Hvítur, hvítur dagur (A White, white day)
2022 Vanskabte land (Godland)
2025 Ástin sem eftir er (The Love That Remains)

awards and festivals
2025 Cannes FF – Cannes Premieres
2026 European Film Awards: nominated in the shortlist